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Dinah ( דִּינָה "Judged; vindicated", Standard Hebrew Dina , Tiberian Hebrew Dînāh ), mentioned in the Book of Genesis , is the daughter of Jacob and Leah and the sister of Reuben , Simeon , Levi , Judah , Dan , Naphtali , Gad , Asher , Issachar , Zebulun , Joseph , and Benjamin . She is alluded to only briefly in the Bible in a story known as "The Rape of Dinah". The prince of Shechem makes love to her and then sends to Jacob with the bride-price and news of the marriage between the Hebrew patriarch's daughter and the prince. After deliberation with his sons, Jacob concedes to the marriage on the condition that the prince and all the men of Shechem agree to be circumcised. On the day when all the men of the city were recovering from the circumcisions, the sons of Jacob went into the city and slew every man they found. When Jacob asked them about it, they only complained that their sister had been treated as a harlot. v t e1
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According to the Hebrew Bible , Dinah ( Hebrew : דִּינָה , Modern : Dina , Tiberian : Dînāh , "Judged; vindicated") was the daughter of Jacob , one of the patriarchs of the Israelites and Leah , his first wife.The episode of her abduction and violation by a Canaanite prince, and the subsequent vengeance of her brothers Simeon and Levi , commonly referred to as "The Rape of Dinah", is told in Genesis 34 .
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In the Hebrew Bible , Dinah ( / ˈ d aɪ n ə / ; Hebrew : דִּינָה , Modern : Dina , Tiberian : Dînā , "judged; vindicated") was the daughter of Jacob , one of the patriarchs of the Israelites , and Leah , his first wife.The episode of her violation by Shechem, son of a Canaanite or Hivite prince, and the subsequent vengeance of her brothers Simeon and Levi , commonly referred to as the rape of Dinah , is told in Genesis 34.
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In the Book of Genesis , Dinah ( / ˈ d iː n ə / ; Hebrew : דִּינָה , Modern : Dina , Tiberian : Dînā , "judged; vindicated") was the daughter of Jacob , one of the patriarchs of the Israelites , and Leah , his first wife. The episode of her violation by Shechem, son of a Canaanite or Hivite prince, and the subsequent vengeance of her brothers Simeon and Levi , commonly referred to as the rape of Dinah , is told in Genesis 34.
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Daughter of Jacob in Hebrew Bible This article is about the biblical figure.In the Book of Genesis , Dinah ( / ˈ d iː n ə / ; Hebrew : דִּינָה , Modern : Dīna , Tiberian : Dīnā , 'judged'; 'vindicated') was the seventh child and only daughter of Leah and Jacob . The episode of her violation by Shechem, son of a Canaanite or Hivite prince, and the subsequent vengeance of her brothers Simeon and Levi , commonly referred to as the rape of Dinah , is told in Genesis 34. In the apocryphal book Testament of Job , Dinah is said to have been Job's second wife after the death of his first wife , who is referred to as "Sitidos".Genesis 34 "Wife of Job: Apocrypha" ."Divrei Iyov transforms the spouse as a main character regarding the plot that is entire | UNIFAMAZ" .
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Daughter of Jacob in Hebrew Bible This article is about the biblical figure. In the Book of Genesis , Dinah ( / ˈ d aɪ n ə / ; Hebrew : דִּינָה , Modern : Dīna , Tiberian : Dīnā , 'judged'; 'vindicated') was the seventh child and only named daughter of Leah and Jacob . The episode of her rape by Shechem, son of a Canaanite or Hivite prince, and the subsequent revenge of her brothers Simeon and Levi , commonly referred to as the rape of Dinah , is told in Genesis 34.
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daughter of jacob and leah and the sister of reuben
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seventh child and only named daughter of leah and the israelite patriarch
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